Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Passers-by in front of the Deciem in New Covent Garden Market, London Toronto-based beauty brand Deciem has temporarily shut its stores following a shock announcement by its founder. Brandon Truaxe said in a video on Instagram that they were closing until further notice citing “major criminal activity”. He did …
Mariya Gancheva is a successful investment banker working in the heart of London’s financial district. But several years ago the huge stresses and pressures of her job saw her health – both physical and mental – suffer. Mariya’s solution was to take up yoga. She says it allowed her to find balance in her life, …
Image copyright AFP A deal to buy three key North Sea gas fields has moved closer after uncertainty created by US sanctions against Iran delayed the process. Rhum and its neighbouring assets the Bruce and Keith fields deliver about 5% of the gas produced in the UK. The Rhum field – about 240 miles north …
Image copyright Gerd Skof Image caption Skof says the farm had several owners in the decade before he bought it in 1987 The birthplace of the iconic McIntosh apple – an aging orchard in Ontario, Canada – is up for sale. Pioneered by John McIntosh in 1811, the McIntosh Red would grow to become the …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nhalnhla Nene became finance minister for the second time in February South Africa’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has quit after admitting meeting members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa said he accepted the resignation “in the interests of good governance”. The Guptas …
Image copyright Getty Images HSBC has reached a $765m (£582.3m) settlement in the US over its sale of mortgage-based securities during the run-up to the financial crisis. The deal resolves claims by the US that HSBC misled buyers about the quality of the securities, which were backed by pools of home loans. The issues, which …
Gwyneth Paltrow has responded to criticism of her controversial lifestyle brand, Goop. The company agreed to pay $145,000 (£112,000) last month for making unscientific claims about vaginal eggs that it was selling. She spoke to BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt, as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Google Image caption Google has opted to keep to one rear camera on the new phones despite an industry trend for two or more Google has launched its latest smartphones under the shadow of a data exposure scandal. The Pixel 3 handsets introduce new photography features including a much higher-quality digital zoom than …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The number of health and safety incidents reported at Amazon warehouses is on the rise Amazon has reported more than 440 health and safety incidents at its UK warehouses since 2015, according to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. The GMB union requested information from local authorities throughout the UK. …
Image copyright Getty Images/Google Image caption Google’s Cloud computing division had eyed up a lucrative US Department of Defense contract Google has abandoned efforts to win a $10bn (£7.7bn) Pentagon cloud computing contract. The firm said the work might have transgressed principles it published in June limiting its artificial-intelligence-related activities. Thousands of its staff had …